Welcome to ACOnet

ACOnet is the Austrian Academic Computer Network (NREN) for science, research, education and culture. ACOnet offers its members high-performance access via GÉANT to international academic networks, as well as the Internet.

On the occasion of the 11th Safer Internet Day on February 10th 2015, ISPA has published brochures concerning "Copy Right", "Apply & Internet" and "hate postings" to the guidebook "Using Internet safely".

GÉANT Association has selected DigiCert to be its new Certificate Authority (CA) provider based on its proven ability to deliver a wide range of certificate types. DigiCert also offers a flexible certificate portal.

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Topology

ACOnet switches with routing capabilities in Vienna, Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Leoben and Eisenstadt are connected with Gigabit Ethernet over DWDM-technology. With this infrastructure and the appropriate network protocols all ACOnet members have powerful connectivity to the global Internet and to different network services in Austria. The PoPs in Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt and Graz are connected to Vienna in a redundant manner via DWDM rings.